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“In April, a panel of MPs said Kraft had acted both 'irresponsibly and unwisely'.”
“The Treasury has asked all government departments to look at every spending commitment made under the Labour government since January.”
“Any spending that had Treasury approval - such as the Metrolink fund - has had to be resubmitted, a spokeswoman said.”
“with the Independent Budget Review panel due to make recommendations by the end of July”
“due to make recommendations by the end of July”
“The Independent Budget Review panel due to make recommendations by the end of July.”
“rather than waiting until the UK Treasury announces its multi-year spending review during autumn.”
“The number of MSPs elected to Holyrood would remain unchanged, at 129.”
“The number of constituencies would also stay the same, at 73, with eight regions under which MSPs are elected under the list system.”
“The number of seats in Glasgow would be cut from nine to eight - with the Ballieston constituency going - while Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh would see smaller reductions.”
“A series of new names for Holyrood seats, which for example would see 'Banff and Buchan' become 'Banffshire and Buchan Coast', would mean only seven constituencies sharing a name with the relevant Westminster seat, as opposed to 22.”
“The inquiry's other main recommendations included a move to divide Perth and Kinross into two constituencies, rather than four - three of which crossed into neighbouring council areas.”
“And the review said the two seats in Dundee should be divided to exactly cover the city council's area.”
“Scotland's Westminster seats were cut from 72 to 59 for the 2005 UK election, to bring them closer to the size of English constituencies.”
“as it moved into its second half-century of statehood”
“1968 book on Richard Nixon, The Selling of the President”
“2009 article McGinniss wrote in now-defunct business magazine Portfolio”
“2008 Republican Vice-Presidential candidate”
“The decision reversed nine months of opposition to his extradition.”
“The Labour MP for Blackpool South, Gordon Marsden, has tabled a Commons motion praising the club for its "inspirational achievement".”
“The new government announced the end of the practice in the Queen's speech on Tuesday.”
“Chief prisons inspector Dame Anne Owers said in March some children were being held at Yarl's Wood unnecessarily.”
“And her report said half the centre's children were later released because they were either no longer facing removal or were being allowed to live normally while legal appeals were considered by the courts.”
“Each year, about 2,000 children were held at the centre for an average of 15 days.”
“Mr Leech tabled 15 early day motions in total.”
“about 200 people queuing to vote at a polling station in Ladybarn were turned away at 2200 BST on polling day.”
“He also tabled a motion supporting Beautiful South frontman and Withington constituent Paul Heaton on his plans to visit 16 pubs around the country on a bicycle.”
“In 2007, another Lib Dem MP, Bob Russell, slept in a sleeping bag in the Commons vote office overnight to be first in the queue.”
“to pursue a CPO would cost an initial £50,000 and, if it was challenged, would extend the legal process by two years”
“Prime Minister David Cameron has suggested a referendum should be held next year.”
“But the assembly government wants the vote to take place this autumn.”
“The Welsh Assembly Government has said it had no warning of the prime minister's announcement in the Commons on Tuesday that he believed a referendum on new powers should be held in 2011.”
“The Electoral Commission says a 10-week period is needed to ensure the referendum question can be easily understood by voters, which could prevent an autumn poll.”
“four weeks ago”
“could take as long as three years”
“Both sides agreed in 2004 to stop using loudspeakers for propaganda”
“On 24 May, South Korea began reinstalling loudspeakers close to the border with the North”
“The speakers, at 14 points along the demilitarised zone (DMZ), will blast messages across the border about life in the South”
“The South has also resumed radio broadcasts into the North - a four-hour programme called Voice of Freedom will be played three times a day”
“Seoul has said it will also place 11 giant electronic panels along the DMZ, to display similar messages in lights”
“It also sports the largest flagpole in the world - at some 160m (525 ft)”
“Before the election, the Liberal Democrats were critical of the free schools policy. Nick Clegg described them as a "disaster for standards".”
“The general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders John Dunford had described it as a "corner-shop system" under which the poor would suffer.”
“Its latest assessment of paramilitary activity covers from 1 September last year to the end of February 2010.”
“In its 23rd report issued to the British and Irish governments, the IMC said mainstream organisations continued to follow a peaceful path.”
“In particular, the range and nature of RIRA's (Real IRA) activities in the six months under review were, by any yardstick, a very serious matter,”
“499 out of 536 seats declared so far have been awarded to the governing party.”
“Medrek - which had been seen as the main challenger to Mr Zenawi's party - has only won a single seat.”
“two members of his party were shot dead by security forces in the Oromiya region in the south of Ethiopia, Reuters news agency reports.”
“Ethiopia's last elections, in 2005, were marred by violent protests over alleged fraud which left about 200 people dead.”
“Mr Meles - who has been in power since 1991 - put Sunday's election win down to an impressive track record, especially when it comes to economic growth.”
“about 66ft (20m)”
“sprang up on 1 May”
“since 2001”
“The 4,375-strong force is to pull out in stages by the end of 2010.”
“About one-third of the UN force, known as Minurcat, will begin leaving in July, and the final pull-out is to commence in October.”
“last month there were clashes in eastern Chad, with the government saying it had killed more than 100 rebel fighters.”
“There's a general rule that whenever people decide that they're going in any walk of life, that if you don't go soon, what you end up with is a lot of discussions, They become increasing fractuous as time goes on and frankly, it does no go…”
“It follows the UUP's disappointing results in the general election where they failed to win any Westminster seats.”
“However, he lost out to the DUP's sitting MP, William McCrea.”
“The only UUP MP remaining after its disastrous 2005 general election performance, Lady Sylvia Hermon, left the party to stand as an independent in protest at its link-up with the Tories.”
“She retained her North Down seat with a convincing majority.”
“The UUPs 100-strong party executive met after its electoral pact with the Conservatives failed to secure any Westminster seats.”
“The UUP has also decided to hold a review of its relationships with other political parties, including the Tories and the DUP.”
“It will be led by the party's vice chairman Terry Wright, who will oversee the review of its operations and recent failures.”
“She was ousted after eight years in Parliament by Respect party's George Galloway in the 2005 general election.”
“The nominations for the mayoral election opened on Tuesday and hopefuls can register their names until 18 June before parties choose their candidate.”
“An electoral college will pick the final candidates for the race and announce the names in September.”
“More than 80 people died over the course of the two-month stand-off.”
“The nine-week red-shirt protests converted some parts of Bangkok into barricaded no-go zones.”
“The nine‑week red‑shirt protests converted some parts of Bangkok into barricaded no‑go zones.”
“The billionaire, and his son Donald Trump Jnr, arrived at Aberdeen Airport on Monday morning to speak to the media.”
“Thus political interference in monetary policy can generate undesirable boom-bust cycles that ultimately lead to both a less stable economy and higher inflation”
“Such gains may be popular at first, and thus helpful in an election campaign, but they are not sustainable and soon evaporate, leaving behind inflationary pressures that worsen the economy's long-term prospects”
“Mr Obama is due to make his second visit to the Gulf of Mexico region on Friday.”
“in the 24 hours before the explosion.”
“He adds that fewer white people are playing football now than ever before, with only defender Matthew Booth in the national squad.”
“MSPs backed the general principals of the Forth Crossing Bill by 113 votes to three, with two abstentions.”
“A financial resolution on the Bill was also passed by 115 votes to two, with one abstention.”
“The judge ordered her to stay in Peru for five years in order to serve out the remaining years of her sentence on conditional release.”
“Tupac Amaru guerrillas became notorious for taking more than 70 people hostage in the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima in 1996 and holding them for 126 days.”
“Her original life sentence was reviewed by a civil court in 2001.”
“In 2003, Ms Berenson married fellow prisoner Anibal Apari, who was serving 13 years for his affiliation to the same rebel group.”
“If the experience we've had over the last few months is anything to go by, there will be thousands, tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of incorrect decisions that are made.”
“Tens of thousands of appeals will follow, and that will be a system, then, that is close to meltdown.”
“if BT fails to offer an improved pay deal before 4 June”
“approved Mr Coke's extradition to the US last week after a delay of nine months”
“Mr Coke, 41”
“This information was not available when the initial decision was made so it is not accurate to equate the 40% figure with failure.”
“The party has 39 seats while the Conservatives have 32 and the Lib Dems 14.”
“Ian Greenwood is the council's new leader at the head of a minority administration, as Labour was seven seats short of gaining full control.”
“Labour emerged as the largest party on the council following the elections.”
“whose citizens make up three-quarters of the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the US.”
“80% of recently seized guns could be traced to the US.”
“More than 22,000 people have been killed in Mexico since Mr Calderon came to power, most of them in drug-related gun battles.”
“Under the Merida initiative, the US promised Mexico and other Central American countries $1.3bn (£910m) to help train and equip their security forces.”
“less than 10% of that amount has actually been delivered to Mexico.”
“On Tuesday, the 15-member Security Council decided unanimously to withdraw the force (Minurcat).”
“About one-third will begin leaving in July, and the final pullout is to commence in October.”
“to complete the withdrawal of all uniformed and civilian Minurcat components, other than those required for the mission's liquidation, by 31 December 2010”
